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COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 316 10 STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM'S OFFICE OF PLANNING, PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, FOR THE WETLANDS HABITAT RESTORATION PLAN FOR HONU'APO ESTUARY WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism's Office of Planning had solicited proposals for funding titled "Implementation of the Hawai'i Ocean Resources Management Plan "; and WHEREAS, stipulations of the proposal included that it be implemented through a contract with a state or county agency in partnership with a community -based organization. where the government agency partner was required to be the formal applicant; and WHEREAS, as a result, the County of Hawaii Planning Department submitted a proposal titled, Wetlands Habitat Restoration Plan for Honu'apo, on behalf of Ka 'Ghana O Honu'apo, and was awarded $25,000; and WHEREAS, these federally derived funds coming through the Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan and the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program is being matched in kind by the County of Hawaii with its Resource Management Plan for Honu'apo Park contract with an outside contractor; and WHEREAS, the funding will be used to develop an integrated habitat restoration plan that will give the County of Hawai'i, Ka 'Ohana 0 Honu'apo, and other partners the technical information and justification needed to acquire large -scale grants and other resources to implement the restoration plan; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers.